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Thoroughbred Times is a leading weekly newsmagazine of thoroughbred racing.en-ushttp://www.thoroughbredtimes.com/racing-news/2008/May/17/Fast-track-clear-skies-greet-Preakness-day.aspxClear skies greeted fans at Pimlico Race Course on Saturday morning, a few hours after Big Brown geared up for the Preakness Stakes (G1) with a two-furlong workout.Sat, 17 May 2008 09:14:04 GMThttp://www.thoroughbredtimes.com/racing-news/2008/May/16/Sweet-Vendetta-wins-Black-Eyed-Susan.aspxSweet Vendetta, a lightly raced filly co-bred and co-owned by entertainer David Cassidy, encountered little trouble on the muddy Pimlico Race Course main track on Friday and sprang a mild upset in the $200,000 Black-Eyed Susan Stakes (G2).Fri, 16 May 2008 16:06:04 GMThttp://www.thoroughbredtimes.com/racing-news/2008/May/16/Student-Council-wins-Pimlico-Special.aspxTrainer Steve Asmussen had not started a horse at Pimlico Race Course since Curlin's victory in the 2007 Preakness Stakes (G1), but his stable returned with style on Friday when Student Council chased down Gottcha Gold to win the Maryland Lottery Pimlico Special Handicap (G1).Fri, 16 May 2008 15:03:19 GMThttp://www.thoroughbredtimes.com/racing-news/2008/May/16/Palanka-City-wins-Miss-Preakness-Stakes.aspxJockey Chris Emigh took one look at the scratches for the $100,000 Adena Stallions’ Miss Preakness Stakes (G3) on Friday at Pimlico Race Course and figured the race was his to lose aboard William Stritz’s Palanka City.Fri, 16 May 2008 14:14:04 GMThttp://www.thoroughbredtimes.com/racing-news/2008/May/16/Gayego-gets-surprise-second-chance-after-Derby-flop.aspxAfter Gayego never factored in finishing 17th in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (G1), trainer Paulo Lobo's initial reaction was to retreat back to Southern California and focus on races there this summer.Fri, 16 May 2008 12:45:04 GMThttp://www.thoroughbredtimes.com/racing-news/2008/May/16/Preakness-victory-would-be-birthday-surprise-for-Hey-Byrn-owner.aspxBeatrice Oxenberg celebrated her 87th birthday on Friday on a flight to Baltimore to watch her Holy Bull Stakes (G3) winner Hey Byrn run in the Preakness Stakes (G1) on Saturday at Pimlico Race Course.Fri, 16 May 2008 12:32:04 GMThttp://www.thoroughbredtimes.com/racing-news/2008/May/16/Desormeaux-not-taking-anything-for-granted-after-Fusaichi-Pegasus-experience.aspxJockey Kent Desormeaux has anointed Big Brown the most talented horse he has ever ridden, but he has a painful memory to remind him that a dominant Kentucky Derby (G1) victory does not assure success in the Preakness Stakes (G1).Fri, 16 May 2008 11:57:05 GMThttp://www.thoroughbredtimes.com/racing-news/2008/May/16/New-challengers-give-Big-Brown-a-different-test-in-Preakness.aspxBig Brown’s victory in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (G1) must have looked a lot more impressive live than it did on television.Only the connections of Gayego have decided to take on the undefeated Boundary colt in the Preakness Stakes (G1) on Saturday at Pimlico Race Course. The rest of the 12-horse field (Behindatthebar scratched Friday morning) is comprised of Triple Crown newcomers.Fri, 16 May 2008 09:02:05 GMThttp://www.thoroughbredtimes.com/racing-news/2008/May/16/Soggy-Preakness-eve-morning-for-favorite-Big-Brown.aspxIEAH Stable’s and Paul Pompa Jr.’s undefeated Big Brown went through what has become a typical exercise routine in wet weather with an easy jog around Pimlico Race Course on Friday morning as he continued to prepare for Saturday’s 133rd edition of the Preakness Stakes (G1).Fri, 16 May 2008 08:41:05 GMThttp://www.thoroughbredtimes.com/racing-news/2008/May/16/Odds-on-favorite-in-12-horse-field-complicates-morning-line.aspxMaking Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (G1) winner Big Brown the odds-on morning line favorite to win the Preakness Stakes (G1) was a no brainer; it was deciding how his deflated price will affect the wagering on the race’s other 11 entrants that complicated the morning line process.Fri, 16 May 2008 08:00:05 GMThttp://www.thoroughbredtimes.com/racing-news/2008/May/16/Behindatthebar-out-of-Preakness.aspxA bruised left front has knocked Coolmore Lexington Stakes (G2) winner Behindatthebar out of Saturday's Preakness Stakes (G1).Fri, 16 May 2008 06:29:05 GMThttp://www.thoroughbredtimes.com/racing-news/2008/May/15/Big-Brown-stud-plans-placed-on-hold.aspxStud plans for Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands winner Big Brown have been placed on hold until after the Preakness Stakes (G1) on Saturday at Pimlico Race Course.Thu, 15 May 2008 15:11:06 GMThttp://www.thoroughbredtimes.com/racing-news/2008/May/15/Baker-bullish-over-Kentucky-Bear.aspxAmong trainers in the chase for the Triple Crown, Rick Dutrow Jr. is still the clear leader in the category of brash confidence, but Reade Baker is making a race of it.Thu, 15 May 2008 11:57:05 GMThttp://www.thoroughbredtimes.com/racing-news/2008/May/15/Racecar-Rhapsody-aims-to-zoom-into-Preakness-winner-circle.aspxTrainer Ken McPeek says he and Racecar Rhapsody’s owners sent the colt to Pimlico Race Course looking to test his mettle in the $1-million Preakness Stakes (G1) on Saturday.Thu, 15 May 2008 11:44:05 GMThttp://www.thoroughbredtimes.com/racing-news/2008/May/15/Friends-campaign-beer-money-horse-Tres-Borrachos-to-Preakness-start.aspxThe name Tres Borrachos, who is owned by brothers Beau and John Greely IV and their friend Phil Houchens, means “three drunks” in Spanish.Any personification in the moniker of the morning-line 30-to-1 shot for the Preakness Stakes (G1) on Saturday at Pimlico Race Course?Thu, 15 May 2008 09:49:05 GMThttp://www.thoroughbredtimes.com/racing-news/2008/May/15/Big-Brown-makes-first-visit-to-Pimlico-track.aspxKentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (G1) winner Big Brown got his first look at the Pimlico Race Course surface on Thursday when he galloped two miles in preparation for the Preakness Stakes (G1) on Saturday.Thu, 15 May 2008 09:15:05 GMThttp://www.thoroughbredtimes.com/racing-news/2008/May/14/Big-Brown-overwhelming-favorite-for-Preakness.aspxNo more outside post positions for Big Brown. The Boundary colt, winner of the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (G1) on May 3 at Churchill Downs, will break from post seven as the overwhelming 1-to-2 morning-line favorite for the Preakness Stakes (G1) the second leg of the Triple Crown, on Saturday at Pimlico Race Course.Wed, 14 May 2008 15:16:06 GMThttp://www.thoroughbredtimes.com/racing-news/2008/May/14/preakness-stakes-entries.aspxWed, 14 May 2008 15:02:06 GMThttp://www.thoroughbredtimes.com/racing-news/2008/May/14/preakness-news.aspxWed, 14 May 2008 14:29:17 GMThttp://www.thoroughbredtimes.com/racing-news/2008/May/14/Hey-Byrn-connections-Preakness-plans-falling-into-place.aspxTwenty-four hours after arriving at Pimlico Race Course following an 18-hour van ride from Calder Race Course, Bea Oxenberg’s Holy Bull Stakes (G3) winner Hey Byrn jogged two miles on Wednesday on the Pimlico main track.Wed, 14 May 2008 08:17:06 GMT